Te-trifluoromethylarenetellurocarboxylates ArC(O)TeCF3 were prepared by the
reaction of corresponding acyl chlorides with trifluoromethyltelluranyltri
methyltin Me3SnTeCF3. It also reacts with halogen atoms in many organic com
pounds to give RTeCF3 derivatives. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science S.A. All right
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